Kerry Picket
Articles by Kerry Picket
Bigger than expected rebel vote puts McCarthy on verge of being ousted as speaker
A small group of conservative House Republicans paired with Democrats on Tuesday to advance an effort to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Published October 3, 2023
GOP civil war: Gaetz lines up enough votes to oust McCarthy — will Democrats save him?
The House is just hours away from voting on a motion to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, and Rep. Matt Gaetz has picked up enough votes from Republicans leaning toward making that happen. Published October 3, 2023
Rep. Matt Gaetz files resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House
Conservative firebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a resolution Monday to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, setting into motion a floor vote this week that will decide the speaker's fate and the direction of the House Republican Conference. Published October 2, 2023
Congress buckles up for McCarthy-Gaetz showdown, lawmakers exchange jabs about deals with Dems
Rep. Matt Gaetz said Monday that he's been consulting with former President Donald Trump as he looks to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, adding a new layer of intrigue to the affair that could derail the GOP's agenda in Washington. Published October 2, 2023
Rep. Jamaal Bowman claims he was not involved in office’s advice to Dems to call Republicans ‘Nazis’
Rep. Jamaal Bowman said Monday he was unaware of a memo from his office calling GOP lawmakers "Nazis" in response to Republican scrutiny over the New York Democrat pulling a fire alarm in a House office building. Published October 2, 2023
Gaetz says he’s in contact with Trump amid effort to oust McCarthy from speakership
Rep. Matt Gaetz confirmed Monday he has been in contact with former President Donald Trump, in response to reporters' questions whether he was seeking advice from Mr. Trump over his effort to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Published October 2, 2023
McCarthy says Gaetz is more interested in punishing him than pursuing Biden impeachment inquiry
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday took a jab at Rep. Matt Gaetz over reports the conservative rebel is offering committee subpoena power to Democrats in exchange for votes to help oust the speaker. Published October 2, 2023
Matt Gaetz rallies House GOP rebels to force out Kevin McCarthy
Speaker Kevin McCarthy's job is on the line this week with Rep. Matt Gaetz promising to carry out his threat for a House vote to oust him. Published October 1, 2023
House Republicans seek Jan. 6 treatment for Bowman over fire alarm
House Republicans want Rep. Jamaal Bowman, who admitted he pulled a U.S. Capitol building's fire alarm hours before a possible government shutdown, to get the same justice as the Jan. 6 protesters got for their 2021 breach of the Capitol to obstruct official business. Published October 1, 2023
Matt Gaetz to try to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker this week, payback for making deals with Dems
Rep. Matt Gaetz announced Sunday he would attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the top job in the House. Published October 1, 2023
McCarthy not worried about job after needing Dem votes to pass stop-gap spending measure
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy boasted about gaining enough support to pass a 45-day stopgap spending measure requiring Democrat votes to pass the lower chamber. Published September 30, 2023
House passes temporary spending bill to avoid midnight shutdown, sends to Senate
In an unexpected twist, the House on Saturday passed a stopgap spending bill with just hours until a government shutdown with Democrats providing the necessary votes to pass Speaker Kevin McCarthy's "clean" bill. Published September 30, 2023
Rep. Gaetz says Kevin McCarthy’s speakership is on ‘tenuous’ ground
Rep. Matt Gaetz told reporters Saturday that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's speakership is on shaky ground over a failure to bring his conference to pass twelve spending measures. Published September 30, 2023
Democrats take floor, stall for time while parsing through McCarthy’s new stopgap bill
House Democrats are scrambling to buy time to figure out their position on House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's stopgap bill, using arcane rules to buy as many minutes as they can. Published September 30, 2023
McCarthy, GOP regroup following staggering stopgap defeat, plan to try again Saturday
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy went back to the drawing board after a large faction of his Republicans shot down a stopgap spending bill, saying he would try again on Saturday just hours before the shutdown deadline. Published September 29, 2023
McCarthy confident speakership intact as temporary spending measure fails
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy brushed off any concerns that Republican lawmakers are gunning for his job, but the looming government shutdown is haunting the California Republican. Published September 29, 2023
Biden plans to sign legislation reversing administration’s move to defund shooting sports in schools
Veto-proof supermajorities in both the House and Senate sent legislation to President Biden intended to stop the administration's move to defund shooting-sports programs in schools through its interpretation of a previous law. Published September 28, 2023
Progressive activist says Senate dress code is discriminatory against transgender individuals
A progressive activist questioned whether the Senate's dress code of business attire discriminates against transgender individuals. Published September 28, 2023
Jeffries urges House Republicans to bring Senate temporary spending measure to floor
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called on House Republicans to support the Senate's temporary spending bill as a way to avert a government shutdown Saturday. Published September 28, 2023
Ramaswamy skewered at GOP debate for his TikTok account and Chinese business deals
Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy's GOP rivals scrutinized him during the debate Wednesday for joining TikTok and profiting from Chinese business deals. Published September 27, 2023
